You don't Need Me, I need You!

Never have I heard a politician say these words:

You don't need me, I need you.

That is exactly the words that Dan Bongino said to those of us that came to hear him speak at Uncle Eddie's Restaurant tonight.

What does Dan Bongino promise, leadership. A man who says he won't give empty promises, a man who vows to do his best to bring prosperity and leadership to America.

But before I get more into what Dan stands for, let me tell you why I believe him. This is a man that had a promising career with the secret service. A man that was on the presidential detail for five years, someone who has been just about everywhere in the world, and probably seen more than he ever cared to see.

Imagine being in a third world country where an empty water bottle is a commodity that is worth a lot to a kid. Imagine staying in a hotel where there are bats in a room. ( I shudder at that thought). Imagine seeing countries with this universal health care where thousands of people die waiting for health care, but we are supposed to believe its a utopia state. These are just a few of the things that Dan has gotten to see during his secret service detail.

More than being a 'Republican', Dan is a conservative, and everything he says shows he believes in what he is saying. His speeches are something you can believe, as he doesn't write them down, he speaks from the heart, so its not a planned thing, and its not something he believed when he wrote it and may or may not agree with it when he says it. He says it because he believes it 100%, and that's the kind of candidate we need, one who can back up what he says because he believes it.

How does he plan to bring prosperity back to Maryland and the U.S. By fighting for us. By fighting to close the tax loop holes, and have a flat corporate tax. One that will entice the companies to stay here because they will make money here. At the rate that corporations are taxed before the loop holes, its like 35%. Companies pay closer to 16% with the breaks and laws even going over seas, and with the cheaper labor profits are the motive to stay over seas. But if the tax code is overhauled we will bring in a boatload of money by them staying here, and the U.S would easily become a super power again.

Mention the XL pipeline to him, and its another sore spot. It doesn't matter where in the world the oil goes, it was going to get burned, and in a political power grab, Obama sent the pipeline to China, instead of being built in the U.S. Short and sweet, I totally agree with Dan on the fact that it was a political move to go to China, and ban the XL pipeline. And it could be a move that hurt Obama as it even has some unions upset with him.

Where does Dan stand on education? Simple he is for parents having a choice of where to send their kids to school. In every state there is an area that schools will produce dropouts. Right now that number, according to the Wall Street Journal, is 2,000 schools out of the nations 20,000 public schools. Dan is for programs that would give parents school vouchers, charter schools and year round schools.

Immigration policies; Dan Bongino sees the importance of securing our borders, something that should have been done long ago. But when used properly the immigration system is something that works for this country, and he should know. His wife is an immigrant from the country of Columbia. And more than a 'national issue' Dan sees this as a legal issue, which is very true. But no matter how you look at it, its a complicated issue, because no matter how we deal with it, there are going to be those that will disagree with the way its handled. Immigration is important to the U.S, but it needs to be done legally to ensure security for our seniors as well as economic growth, because legal immigrants increase our tax base.

All in all Dan Bongino is a solid candidate and is in a position to do not only Maryland good, but also to do good for the United States. Dan Bongino isn't giving up on Maryland, we can't either.

Maybe Dan doesn't realize it but I think we need him as much as he needs us. We need him to change DC from the outside in.